Over 6,000 passengers had their travel plans thrown into chaos this week when the Government of Samoa blocked Virgin Australia from commencing their five-times weekly service between Apia and Auckland, New Zealand. The route, due to start on Nov. 13, was scheduled to operate five times a week between the two Oceania nations. The Australian carrier had been in partnership with the Samoan government on a subsidiary airline Virgin Samoa, which is due to cease operations on Nov. 12. The…